True Blues

After nearly forty years of musical and personal camaraderie, drummer and producer Bob Christina began studio work with Matt "Guitar" Murphy on what would become Murphy's final project. After he passed in June of 2018, the fate of the unfinished project was placed in Christina's hands. He began outreach to musicians who were friends of Murphy, played with him, or were otherwise influenced by him. The response was overwhelming.

It's hard to believe that's such an artist as Javier Vargas, who's recorded & performed with some of the world's heavy weights such as Santana, Double Trouble, Jack Bruce, Devon Allman, Larry Graham, Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Junior Wells, Glen Hughes and Chris Rea to name a few, is still expanding his Blues n Swamp rock spectrum with outstanding results. The Jams and the collaborations will never end as far as Javier is concerned & Heavy City Blues, which featured Carmine Appice, Paul Shortino and Bobby Alexander, is just another stepping stone forward for this Blues Rock phenomenon - namely the Vargas Blues Band.

Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry - Back Country Blues: 1947-1955 Savoy Recordings (2016) {Southern Routes SR-2507}
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© 1947-55, 2016 Savoy / Southern Routes LTD. | SR-2507
Blues / Jump Blues / Country Blues / East Coast Blues

Singer/Guitarist Brownie McGhee and his life-long musical partner, blind harp-man, Sonny Terry are best known as champions of the "Piedmont"-style blues pioneered by artists such as Blind Blake, Blind Willie McTell and Blind Boy Fuller. In the 1960s, they became icons of the folk-blues revival. The recording presented here however showcase a different chapter of the story. This is a collection of raw and rocking jump blues cut between 1947 and 1955 for juke boxes in black beer joints and dancehalls by the New Jersey-based Savoy Record company. Essential blues recordings from two of the genres' most revered artists.

Her mountainous stature matching the sheer soulful power of her massive vocal talent, Big Maybelle was one of the premier R&B chanteuses of the 1950s. Her deep, gravelly voice was as singular as her recorded output for Okeh and Savoy, which ranged from down-in-the-alley blues to pop-slanted ballads. In 1967, she even covered ? & the Mysterians' "96 Tears" (it was her final chart appearance). Alleged drug addiction leveled the mighty belter at the premature age of 47, but Maybelle packed a lot of living into her shortened lifespan.

This is a group of legendary sidemen with nearly 300 years of combined experience in blues music and history. If you want real blues and real blues history from the guys who have lived it, recorded it, and played it every night with the legends, then just take a look at what these guys have accomplished. A set list we all know and love. Some we may not have heard in awhile performed by the artists who were part of it. This new CD takes us from the Delta to present day. It has already been called " Goldilocks" by radio professionals. From the man who helped put Jimi Hendrix in our lives, to other great sidemen from B.B. King, Gatemouth Brown, Mighty Sam McClain, and the list goes on. This is a true Blues fans CD!